RB - Genre Analysis.

Our chosen genre is 'Horror'. Sub genres of horror are:

• monster horror
• slasher
• splatter
• psychological horror
• horror thriller
• survival horror
• supernatural horror
• noir horror

Our opening is going to be along the lines of a supernatural/psychological horror, as it will be dark and mysterious with things supernatural happening within it. Some films that may fit into this genre may include:

• Silence of the lambs (1991)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Ring (2002)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• The Omen (1976)
• The Ophanage (2008)

In 'The Omen' things appear on the pictures when the photographer is developing his photos, such as a black smudge across the neck of someone, and then later they are decapitated. This sort of idea really interests us.
'The Orphanage' has a Gothic theme to it, this could be interesting and worth looking into when planning and making our opening. In 'Silence of the lambs' our anticipation is played with to create suspense and drama, this is definitely worth considering when making our opening as the opening needs to establish the genre and get the audience hooked.

A typical narrative for the horror genre is a series of happenings that involve someone being killed or abducted, then we follow the main characters through the same experience and whether or not they get through the ordeal or not. This could be used in the opening by, for example, using a montage of different shots of objects or scenes from the later parts of the film, the objects could also be iconistic or visual signifiers that create a set up for the films genre. This could also be used to create enigma and effect if used in the right way.

Conventional characters in a horror film would include things such as zombies, monsters, psychopaths, aliens, or serial killers.
Typical locations would include woods, haunted houses, abandoned villages, dark locations etc.

Iconography in this type of genre would include things like knives, blood, guns, haunted houses, creaky doors etc.























Costumes in a horror film tend to be darker colours, torn fabric, sometimes old fashioned, dirty, and obviously scary( for the evil character). Examples:

Lighting that would be used would be dark, there would be alot of shadows and backlighting, night for night shooting may also be used. Natural light would also be used to create a more realistic more frightening experience. Colours are also used and can connote death and horror, such as red which connotes blood and black which connotes death and mystery.

Some fonts that I think would look good as a title font would include:

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